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Erasing Borders 2009: Festival of Indian Dance
Dr. Sunil Kothari (Leading Indian Dance Scholar, Critic and Historian) |
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Dr. Sunil Kothari is a leading dance historian,
scholar, author and critic of Indian classical
dance. He has written more than 12 books on
Indian classical dance forms and allied subjects
including definitive works on Bharata Natyam,
Odissi, Kathak, Kuchipudi, and Chhau Dances.
He has edited volumes on 'RASA,' 'Damaru,' as
well as photo biographies of legendary dancers
Uday Shankar and Rukmini Devi, and a volume
on 'New Directions in Indian dance.' Dr.
Kothari was a dance critic for the Times of
India group of publications for 40 years. He has
held several positions over the course of his
career including Uday Shankar Professor and
Chair, Dance Department, Rabindra Baharti
Univeristy (Kolkata), and Dean and Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi. |
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